(Schedule as of March, 2022 - Subject to Minor Changes)
Schedule
SUNDAY 10 JULY
Noon – 6 p.m. Registration. Kathy Lindeman, Registrar
6:00 – 7:00 Dinner on Your Own
7:00 – 7:45 Opening Remarks & Introductions. Lorne Bair, Seminar Director
7:45 – 8:45 Keynote Address – Angelika Elstner, ILAB
8:45 – 10:00 Welcome Reception
MONDAY 11 JULY
8:15 –10:00 Faculty Introductions & a User's Guide to CABS. Lorne Bair & Faculty
10:00 – 10:15 BREAK
10:15 – 11:30 The Book as Physical Object: Part 1. Justin Croft & Simon Beattie
11:30 – 12:30. The Basics of Catalog Description. Lorne Bair & Katherine Reagan
12:30 – 1:30 LUNCH
1:30 – 2:30 Scrounging, Scouting & House Calls. Brian Cassidy
2:30 – 3:30 Building & Working With a Reference Library. FACULTY
3:30 – 3:45 BREAK
3:45 – 5:00 Research Strategies, Part 1. Garrett Scott
6:00 – 8:30 OPENING NIGHT PICNIC
TUESDAY 12 JULY
8:30 – 10:00 Business Basics for Booksellers. Brian Cassidy
10:00 – 10:15 BREAK
10:15 – 11:45 Buying & Pricing Books. Rob Rulon-Miller & Lorne Bair
11:45 – 12:30 Cataloguing 1: Students Choose Their Books.
12:30 – 1:30 LUNCH
1:30 – 2:30 Research Strategies, Part 2. Garrett Scott
2:30 – 3:30 Why Bibliography Matters. FACULTY**
3:30 – 3:45 BREAK
3:45 – 4:00 SET–UP for Break–Out Sessions
4:00 – 5:30 Break Out Sessions (30 minutes each x 3):
- Packaging & Shipping. Garrett Scott
- Basics of Book Photography. Maria Lin
- 3-D Carter's ABC. Rob Rulon-Miller
5:30 – 6:30 Classroom Open for Individual Research
DINNER ON YOUR OWN
WEDNESDAY 13 JULY
8:30 –10:00 Specialist Dealer Lecture: Justin Croft & Simon Beattie
10:00 – 10:15 BREAK
10:15 – 11:15 Cataloguing 2: Beyond the Basics. Lorne Bair & Rob Rulon-Miller
11:15 – 12:30 Websites, Data, and Databases. Maria Lin
12:30 – 1:30 LUNCH
1:30 – 2:30 How to (Actually) Sell a Book. Heather O’Donnell
2:30 – 3:30 Introduction to Book Appraisal Practice. Lorne Bair
3:30 – 3:45 BREAK
3:45 – 5:15 The Book As Physical Object: Part 2. Justin Croft & Simon Beattie
5:15 – 6:30 Classroom Open for Individual Research
THURSDAY 14 JULY
8:30 – 10:00 Identifying Illustration & Binding Techniques. Maria Lin
10:00 – 10:15 BREAK
10:15 – 12:30 Cataloguing 3: Small-Group Workshops. Faculty**
12:30 – 1:30 LUNCH
1:30 – 2:30 Cataloguing Archives & Non–Traditional Materials. Katherine Reagan & Lorne Bair
2:30 – 3:30 Marketing Your Book Business. Heather O’Donnell & Brian Cassidy
3:30 – 3:45 BREAK
3:45 – 4:30 Consignments & Auctions. Heather O’Donnell & Brian Cassidy
4:30 – 5:15 CABS Benefit Auction. Rob Rulon–Miller, Auctioneer
FRIDAY 15 JULY
8:30 –9:30 Working with Libraries & Institutions. Katherine Reagan & Mark Dimunation
9:30 – 10:15 Rulonomics. Rob Rulon-Miller
10:15 – 10:30 BREAK
10:30 – 11:30 Book Fairs & Trade Etiquette. Heather O’Donnell
11:30 – 12:30 Running & Stocking an Open Shop. John Thomson
12:30 – 1:30 LUNCH
1:30 – 2:30 Fakes, Forgeries, & Theft. Garrett Scott & Brian Cassidy
2:30 – 3:30 Collection Building. Heather O’Donnell
3:30 – 3:45 BREAK
3:45 – 4:45 New Directions in Collecting & Bookselling. Faculty**
4:45 – 5:15 Open Session / Round Table + Student Evaluations.
6:00 – 9:00 Closing Ceremonies and Farewell Dinner. Matriculation Address by Mark Dimunation, Rare Books Division, Library of Congress